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When i connect headphone to the socket, the sound also emits from spea

rethish

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i've a compaq presario CQ60 laptop, it has a problem: when i connect headphone to the socket, the sound also emits from onboard altec lansing speakers as well as headphones. how to solve this. i've realtek installed. is there some software that would help as i don't want to take it to the service center, friend of mine had a bad experience. pls help.
 
You can try reinstalling the drivers, but it sounds more like your jack is gone bad.